diff --git a/src/ch/ch_monitor.c b/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
index 4d5d2c69b8..60905e36c2 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ virCHMonitorGetIOThreads(virCHMonitor *mon,
     }
 
     VIR_DEBUG("niothreads = %ld", niothreads);
-    *iothreads = g_steal_pointer(iothreadinfolist);
+    *iothreads = g_steal_pointer(&iothreadinfolist);
     return niothreads;
 
  error: